Railroad-tie



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RAILROAD TIE. nPPL'ncATwN mien JUNE 2,4. |920.

1,365,550, Patented Jan. 11, 1921.

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mu/naso 50h WHJ H. G. SCHMITT. RAILROAD TIEL" A APPLICATION FILED'JUNE 24. 1920.' l

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' nppncafugn fndr Janes@ -To all whom t may concern Be it knowny thatl, HnNRr-GbSoHi/nrnfaj citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at line V City, in the county of Chemung and: State of New York, yhave invented .certain neuY and useful lmprofvementsin Railroad-Ties; andv I do declare the Vfollo'v'ling to.v be a` full, clear,

and exact ydescriptionof the invention, .such as will kenable others, skilled in the Vartto which it appertains to makeV and use Athe same. v

This invention relates Vto improvements in railroadties.

rl`he principal object is tn provide `agqsimy pe and practical rail'rna-fltie-11eludes a reliable means for retaining rail supporting cushion blocks and their frames in proper position on a base plate.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel' iea tures of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts as Will be more fully described and claimed.

I attain these objects by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in Which- Figure 1, is a side elevation of the tie;

Fig. 2, is a top plan view of the tie; Fig. 3, is a section on the line 3'-3 of Fifr. 2; 4, is a top plan vievvf of one box With the block removed.

Fig. 5, is a section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6, is a section on the line 6 6 of Figs. 2 and 8; and l Fig. 7, is a perspective view of 'the rail fastening plates.

Similar reference numerals designate similar parts throughout the several views.

Reference is now, had to the drawingsin which the tie is illustrated as comprising an elongated flat metal plate 1, Whosefcentral portion 2 is arched to give the tie a sllghtv movement when it is subjected to extreme strain. The end portions 8 of the tie are flat and are each provided `with a substantially centrally positioned opening l Whlchr may be circular or rectangular as preferred.

Disposed at each end of the baseplate 1, on the at end portions 3, is a substantially rectangular metal box 5, the inner end and upper side of which is open as shown 1n Y-specijauon; of Lettersratena Patented, Jam 11, 1921.

Figga. Each boxis secured to thebase plate byr'lvets or the like fasteners'l Whichextend through the bottom of thebox and the base Y plate. n order to insure against shearing ofi' the heads of therivets.or'fasteners'Iorm yontlie b ox bottom, alug'orboss 7 Which` is .shaped to snuglyfit ythe ,opening 4L in the base plate. An inwardlyextending flange,`

3 iS formed on the vupper edgeo the, closed end of the box to'prevent upward movement.

of the ,adjacentlend `of a block 9 toi bedel scribed. Each l box is providedOnitsgtvvo vertical sidesjyvlth lateral; vertically extending 'wings 10 which 'are apertuned neantheupper end to receive tierods. l1 serving to assist in retainingv the 'base plateagamst extreme bending.

Removably received in each box 5 is a rail supporting and cushioning block 9Which is preferably though not necessarily formed of Wood. The block 9 is of a size to fit snugly in the box, and to extend'slightly above the upper edge of the box side Walls, so that a rail supported on the block will not touch the metal box, but Will be cushioned on the block as shown in Fig. l. The block 9 is insertible into the box Jfrom the Open inner end and has a portion cut aivay so that it Will snugly lit under the flange 8 at the outer upper end of the box.

A reliable fastening means for each block is provided by taking a metal bar 13 and bending its side edges down to form biting flanges 14 and forming bolt holes adjacent the ends of said bar. The bar-is disposed adjacent the inner end of the block with itsL flanges lcontacting the block and bolts 15 are then passed through said bolt holes and through suitable openings in the base plate. As shown, the lower ends of the bolts are bent and the upper ends are vthreaded to receive nuts which are tightened to Jforce the biting edges of the bars into the Wooden block.

Rails R Will be secured to the blocks by astening'plates 16, each of which is substantially L-shaped, one arm 17 of the plate being slit longitudinally to a point substantially midway the length of the arm. The meta-l on one side of theslit is adapted to be bent up to form a rail flange engaging portion 18. Lagscrews may be employed for securing the plates to the cushion blocks.

ciple or sacriiicing any of t Through the construction of these plates, it is readily seen, that when a new rail is to be substituted for an old one, it is only neces- I and minor details of construction may be re sorted to without departinor from the prinlie advantages of the claimed invention.

I claim: 1.-'A tie comprising a base plate arched midway its length and having iat end portions, a pair of boxes vsecured on said flat end portions, said boxes having open inner ends and tops, a pair of rail supporting cushion blocks in said boxes, a pair of cross bars en` raging the upper faces of said blocks, and bolts passing through the end portions of said bars and the base plate to secure the blocks in position.

2. Aftie comprising a base plate arched midway its length and having Hat end portions, said end portions each having a vertically extending opening therein, a box disposed on each flat end portion, each box having an open inner end and top, a depending lu on each box for snug engagement in one o the openings, rivets connecting the boxes and fiat end portions, a pair of rail supporting cushion blocks in said boxes, and means for securing the blocks in said boxes.

3. A'tie comprising a base plate arched midway its length and having flat end portions, a pair of boxes having open inner ends and tops, said boxes being` secured on the.

flat end portions, a pair of tie rods connecting said boxes, a pair of rail supporting cushion blocks in said boxes, means for securing said blocks in the boxes, and means for connecting rails with the blocks.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence yof two 'subscribing witnesses.

HENRY G. SCHMITT.

Witnesses:

EDWARD SWEET. ARTHUR L. LovELL.' 

